Summary: An audio described programme will be shown on RTE for the first time when one episode of the last series of About the House is aired on Saturday 28th October at 9:45am.
An audio described programme will be shown on RTE for the first time when one episode of the last series of About the House is aired on Saturday 28th October at 9:45am.
About The House is a building, architectural and renovation series presented by Duncan Stewart and Angie O’Brien and produced by Earth Horizon Productions.
What is audio description?
Audio description describes anything visual that is essential to the plot of a film or television programme, such as actions, body language and facial expressions and can enhance a movie, television programme or performance for a viewer who is blind or vision impaired.
Listen to a sample of audio description:
A first for RTE
NCBI produced the audio described episode of About the House, which is the first audio described episode to be broadcast by RTE. The half hour programme is a pilot and will pave the way for other documentaries and programmes to be produced in audio described format. NCBI’s Media Conversion Service is working with RTE on future projects.
Paving the way
NCBI’s Library and Media Conversion Service is currently the only provider of audio description in Ireland. The Media Conversion Service also converts written information and documents into braille and audio formats for a range of public and private clients.